A statement published on Barcelona’s official website on Saturday morning read: “FC Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam have reached agreement for the loan of Bojan Krkic to the Dutch club for the 2013-14 season.

“The Catalan striker, who will be 23 this August, will play under ex-Barca man Frank de Boer, who led Ajax to the Dutch title last season to guarantee a place in next year's Champions League.”

Bojan had spent four seasons in the Barcelona first team after making his debut as a 16-year-old in the 2007-08 season under Frank Rijkaard, scoring 26 league goals at a rate of one every 158 minutes for Barcelona.